Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of four commonly used biocides on the conjugative transfer of Tn916 in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 343-348

  Seier Petersen, M A ^a   Jasni, A ^b,c   Aarestrup, F M ^a   Vigre, H ^a   Mullany, P ^b   Roberts, A P ^b   Agerso Y ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine digluconate; Ethanol; Hydrogen peroxide; Resistance gene transfer; Sodium hypochlorite; Tn916

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION;

CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RESISTANCE GENE TRANSFER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TN916;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892457753     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt370     Document Type: Article

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